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Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

Landlords quitting the sector could have to spend hundreds of pounds more when selling their home owing to new Trading Standards...

A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure...

Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...

There’s been a clampdown on imprecise wording used in lettings listings. The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team  - which...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

As the cost of energy spikes and the government rolls out new support, landlords and tenants involved in ‘bills included’ rental...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let...

The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...

Automated rental payment platform PayProp recently held a webinar, attended by well over 100 people, in which a condensed video of...

The live launch of a roundtable event hosted by rental payments platform PayProp takes place tomorrow – and landlords can still...

The steps landlords need to take to improve their own image and enhance their reputation in the eyes of consumers was...

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...

Several high-flying lettings sector bodies say rental properties advertised on portals should carry much more upfront information. This means landlords who use agents...

Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife in the private rentals sector, and may have been made worse...

The trading standards team charged with policing lettings and estate agents is to investigate whether a new guideline on referral fees...

Three rogue operators in London have been sentenced after pleading guilty to money laundering fraudulent rental payments received for properties that...

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...